Capital Bitters – Washington, D.C. 27 April 2011 (R•053017) Boy is this bottle rare. I thought I had it pretty much under control with what was out there in the Bitters World until Sandor Fuss (was in Denver to see … Continue reading
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I am on the mailing list for ABCR Auctions which is conducting an auction now. ABCR is headed up by Travis Dunn. Travis is based out of Victoria, Australia. Travis got me thinking about some of the Austrailian Bitters we … Continue reading
Two Sexy Ladies – Cassin’s Grape Brandy Bitters 23 April 2011 On a trip out west to visit the prominent collector Robert Frank late last year, I was able to see and hold two of my most favorite Bitters bottles … Continue reading
Awesome Smith’s Druid Bitters Moves from West Virginia to Houston to Oregon 14 April 2011 This past January 2011, I made my 2nd trip to Baker, West Virginia to meet with noted West Virginia Bottle Collector, Rodney Funkhouser. On this … Continue reading
Elizabeth and I had the honor of a personal visit with Bob and Connie Ferraro of Boulder City, Nevada. We drove from Los Angeles after the 2009 FOHBC Pomona National Show. Our visit included a nice lunch in town (Bob … Continue reading
16 August 2010: * One of those surprise emails I get from Jeff Burkhardt that knock me over… Ferdinand – This’ll make you “pucker-up”- Old Homestead “juice” flavors in the early AM: STRAWBERRY, GINGER ALE, LIME, LEMON & ROOT BEER! … Continue reading
Jeff Burkhardt from Cedarburg, Wisconsin usually shocks me with innocent little emails with drop-dead surprises and pictures that take my breath away….Here are some pictures of a new acquisition of Jeff’s….
*as reprinted from The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) Bottles & Extra Magazine. September-October 2009 Glass Passion and Color Part I: Life Transformation Read: Glass Passion and Color Part II : Exploration and Color by Ferdinand Meyer V 08 April … Continue reading
Some quick thinking at the FOHBC National Show this past August 2010, and since we were surrounded by corn fields in Wilmington, Ohio, prompted the addition of the inspirational source for the famous National Bitters (ear of corn). This table … Continue reading
*Reprinted from American Bottle Auctions post after the FOHBC Pomona, California Show in August 2009. Collectors got more than they bargained for at the FOHBC National Bottle Show held in Pomona, this past weekend of August 1st. To everyone’s surprise Ferdinand Meyer … Continue reading
